What’s Manzanita & Why are Manzanita Perches Good for My Bird?
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What’s Manzanita & Why are Manzanita Perches Good for My Bird?

 A key to keeping your bird healthy is to always be challenging its feet. We do this by making sure that there are at least three types of perches in your bird cage.
 
With a variety of perches in the cage, your bird’s feet will always be working as he moves about the cage. In our various bird care newsletters, we have talked about different kinds of perches ranging from bird warmers to Booda soft rope perches.

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“How Many Birds Can I Put in One Cage?”
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“How Many Birds Can I Put in One Cage?”

Before we jump into today’s subject I would like to welcome Sunshine. Sunshine was our beloved Indian Ringneck who passed on Mother’s Day 2009 at the age of 20. Sunshine is our new “favicon” the little image in the tab on your browser and bookmarks bar.   You’ll see him every time you visit WindyCityParrot.com. We’re happy that Sunshine is watching over the website for us around the clock 🙂

Last week, we talked about wing clipping. World-renowned behaviorist Greg Glendell had some feedback on our article. Greg’s comment ” Hello, I have just read your article on wing ‘trimming’.

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Bird Cage FAQs
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Bird Cage FAQs

Do the dimensions stated in the bird cage listings include seed guards?

The listed cage dimensions do not include the dimensions for the seed catchers. In general figure an additional 10 inches side-to-side and front-to-back. Using the seed catchers is optional, we don’t suggest using them, they are just another thing to wash and the birds do manage to toss things beyond the seed catchers anyway.
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Questions Regarding a Bird Cage for a Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot
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Questions Regarding a Bird Cage for a Solomon Island Eclectus Parrot

1) I’m assuming that a 32″ wide cage is sufficient. Please correct me if I’m wrong.

 Yes, you are correct a 32-inch wide cage is sufficient. That said we believe there is a general misunderstanding of cage sizes in terms of the content found on the Internet. The size cage that a bird needs is really more dependent upon lifestyle both yours and the birds.
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